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Text B: «MOSCOW» 
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia. It is also the capital of Moscow Oblast, and it stands on the 
Moskva River. Moscow is the economic, political and cultural centre of Russia. Railways and numerous airlines link 
the city with all parts of Russia. Navigable waterways, including the Moscow Canal, Moskva River, and Volga-Don 
Canal, make the port areas of the city directly accessible to shipping from the Baltic, White, Black, and Caspian 
seas and the Sea of Azov. 
Moscow covers an area of about 880 sq.km. Concentric boulevards divide the city into several sections. At 
the centre of the concentric circles (and semicircles) are the Kremlin, the former governmental seat of Russia, and 
adjacent Red Square, which form the centre of a radial street pattern. Moscow has a modern underground system 
famous for its marble-walled stations. 
Situated on the north bank of the Moskva River, the Kremlin is the dominant landmark of Moscow. A stone 
wall, up to 21 m in height and 19 towers, surrounds this triangular complex of former palaces, cathedrals, and 
other monuments of tsarist times, some of them dating from the Middle Ages. The Great Kremlin Palace, com-
pleted in 1849, is the most imposing structure within the Kremlin. Other notable Kremlin palaces are the 
Granovitaya Palace (1491) and the Terem (1636). 
Among many cathedrals, now used mainly as museums, are the Cathedral of the Assumption (
Успения) and 
the Archangel Cathedral, each with five gilded domes, and the Cathedral of the Annunciation (
Благовещения) 
(13th-14th century), with nine gilded domes. Another landmark of the Kremlin is the Tower of Ivan the Great, a bell 
tower 98 m high. On a nearby pedestal is the Tsar's Bell (nearly 200 tons), one of the largest in the world. A recent 
addition to the Kremlin is the Palace of Congresses, completed in 1961. In this huge modern building were held 
meetings of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and congresses of the Communist party of the Soviet Union; 
theatrical and other artistic performances have been held here as well. 
St Basil's Cathedral, famous for its unique architecture and coloured domes, stands at one end of Red 
Square. 
One of the best-known sections of Moscow is the Kitaigorod (Chinese City), the ancient commercial quarter 
lying to the east of the Kremlin. This section is now the site of many government office buildings. Other points of 
interest in Moscow include the Central Lenin Stadium, comprising about 130 buildings for various sports and the tall 
Ostankino TV tower, which contains a revolving restaurant and an observation platform. 

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